An American paradox : the legacy of classical Roman republicanism, libertas, and slavery in American ideology

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2016
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In an attempt to uncover how the Founders of America conceptualized liberty and society in the creation of their own Republic, I will explore the meaning of liberty in the Roman Republic and its relationship to the functioning of the government in a slave holding society. This work will build off the theories of several Republican Scholars who trace classical republicanism to its origination in the Roman Republic.1 These scholars define liberty in the negative sense, as non-domination, and identify the promotion and protection of that liberty as the goal of Republicanism. They further understand that equal rights, participation, and a system of checks and balances in the government can best achieve the goal of liberty.
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